Title page of Responsa Maharshdam, Lviv 1862 edition, with the signature of R. Shlomo Ganzfried, author of Kitzur Shulchan Aruch.
At the top of the title page, near the book title, signature of R. "Shlomo Ganzfried". The stamp of R. Yechezkel Benet Rabbi of Varal (Szinérváralja, Seini) appears beneath the signature. Several inscriptions at the top of the page.
R. Shlomo Ganzfried (1804-1886), son of R. Yosef (rabbi and posek in Ungvar). From the age of 8, with his father's untimely passing, he was raised by R. Tzvi Hirsh Heller (R. Hirshele Charif), author of Tiv Gittin. R. Ganzfried's first book, Keset HaSofer, on the laws of scribal writing of Torah scrolls, tefillin and mezuzot (Óbuda, 1834), earned the effusive approbation of the Chatam Sofer, who stated that no scribe should be ordained without demonstrating proficiency in this book. The Chatam Sofer even recorded his glosses to this book. R. Ganzfried served as head of the Ungvar Beit Din from 1850, until his passing in 1886. He was a prominent leader of Hungarian Orthodox rabbinate.
He authored dozens of important works; however, he is best known for his Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, a clear summary of the Shulchan Aruch, printed in many editions since its first publishing in 1864 in Ungvar. (Otzar Yisrael, New York, 1909, records that up until that point, half a million copies had already been published, and according to the bibliographer Dr. Yitzchak Rivkind, over a million copies had been published by 1960).
[1] leaf. 34.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, tears affecting title page border and text. Tear from ink erosion to lower edge of signature.